Bristol, Pennsylvania

Bristol is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 23 miles northeast of Philadelphia, and opposite Burlington, New Jersey on the Delaware River. Bristol was settled in 1681 and named after Bristol, England, and it was originally used as a port and dock. From its earliest days, it was a center of textile mills, foundries, milling, and manufacturing. Its docks also had regular ferry services to New Jersey until 1931, and it also received early steamboat service. By the 1880s, Bristol was home to many factories, and its shipyards would become excess real estate after the end of World War I. In 2016, Bristol had a population of 9,534 people.